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Submitted by
dan0
a Cross Country Rider
from Nashua, NH
Date Reviewed: October 26, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | meat grinder | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | no buttons, all in one screen | | Weaknesses: | temp gauge not so accurate | | Similar Products Used: | specialized, cateye | | Bike Setup: | niner rip 9, specialized enduro | | Bottom Line: | great computer for the money, never any issues, dont really ride in the rain, but got caught a couple of times but no problems (stream crossings? are you kidding me? what do you drag your bike behind you? the computer is 3' off the ground) as far as the poeple whos keep falling off and cutting out, they have the clamp too tight, if you overtighten the clamp it starts curving to match the bars and wont clip in properly and the contacts dont fully contact | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Guiltyr1
a Weekend Warrior
from North Wales
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$23.00 | | Purchased At: | Amazon.com | | Strengths: | Great display - love not having to use buttons. simple to install and even easier to use. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. Haven't really taken notcie to see if the weather reads correctly or not... | | Bike Setup: | S 40 Schwinn | | Bottom Line: | I haven't used it much but what I have used I like.. I am not a professional biker and this one I use jsut for fun...My handle bars were too small, I contacted customer service and they sent me a smaller bracket free. I got it in a fe days. Way to go Planet Bike... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ken
a
from Columbus, Ohio, USA
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Good readout, simple to reset, allows you to keep your total miles when replacing a battery. Easy to remove. Overall quality | | Weaknesses: | Does not like to get wet. | | Similar Products Used: | Cateye, Sigma | | Bike Setup: | Surly LHT for commuting and touring/Giant Rincon for commuting/Specialized Allez for group rides/Vision A40 for touring and commuting/Easy Rider Tandem for the only time I enjoy my wife at my back. | | Bottom Line: | This is an affordable, durable computer that has a large comprehensive readout. The unit does not like to get wet, so use a sandwich bag when it looks like it might get wet. I have had the 9.0 and some of its lesser brethren on all of my bikes, and nothing has been as durable. Except for the Cateye EL410, I have never had a Cateye product last. Sigma, I won't even go there. I love this computer so much I ended up getting the new wireless version for less than $35. Additionally, Planet Bike donates 25% of all profits to bicycle advocacy groups. It's a great company that does its best to put out a useable, reliable and affordable products for cyclists. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim
a Cross Country Rider
from Rockville, MD, USA
Date Reviewed: November 12, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Online clearance item | | Strengths: | Sensor can fit any size fork, display keeps all critical info up constantly (speed, distance and time of ride) and can select between sets of other two variables to display, programming for 29er was a cinch, thermometer works great if you are not a moron and not just a fair weather--summertime cyclist, supports a socially responsible manufacturer. | | Weaknesses: | THe ties provided to mount the sensor are probably fine for a road bike but cannot be tightened enough to keep the sensor from moving after the fork takes a big hit. Solving the problem is easy enough--use heavy duty, laminated twist ties and tighten by twisting with a pliers. | | Similar Products Used: | Cateye Micro | | Bike Setup: | Stock Gary Fisher Caliber 29 | | Bottom Line: | This is a great bike computer, especially at deep discount. The thermometer feature has been trashed below, but it really is one of the more valuable things about this computer that sets it apart from much of the competition. Especially if you are a cold weather or winter cyclist, having an accurate reading of the temperature where and when you are riding (rather than from your home thermometer or TV weathercaster or online report) is a huge benefit in developing the best clothing matches for varying conditions. For hot weather the thermometer works just like every other thermometer in the world--put it in the sun and it will read higher than the ambient temperature in the shade--doh! If you complain about this, then you are too clever by half. Your skull in a helmet, in the sun, is sensing much what the sun-baked PLanet Bike computer is sensing. If the computer reads 103 but you know it is only 90 in the shade (and you are upset about this), then your brain has been cooked. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jared Fielding
a Racer
from Shelley, ID
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Lithium | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | large display, easy to reset and change view | | Weaknesses: | temp. is often inaccurate in heat or sun. falls out of clamp, mine broke because of this. it is too wasy to reset and happens on accident a lot. | | Similar Products Used: | Vetta | | Bike Setup: | Giant OCR C3 | | Bottom Line: | It isn't very good because it is unreliable and falls out and breaks. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Randy
a
from Jessup PA
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Prompton Dam | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Online | | Strengths: | Lots of Data at a glance. | | Weaknesses: | Resets itself too frequently, wrong temperture displayed | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Ibex Asta | | Bottom Line: | Don't buy this piece of crap! I love the way this computer works, when it actually works. Today I had it with the computer because I reset it right before a ride and EVERYTHING was reset. I had to stuff it in my pack before I smashed it off a rock. If you can get it dirt cheap or free, get it for gift or something. Nice design, not reliable. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J cote
a Weekend Warrior
from ottawa
Date Reviewed: September 1, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | chelsea | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | junk | | Weaknesses: | BIGGEST PIECE OF JUNK I HAVE EVER SEEN. GO DESIGN JUNK!!!
WHERE DO THEY GET THERE ENGINEERS!!!!
The piece of junk has no real place for the ties for one. Two, the piece of junk sits on the handle bar like its made for my grandmas bike. Its JUNK.
STAY AWAY FROM THIS BLACKBURN AND CICLOCOMPUTER. ALL ARE JUNK!!!!
USE CATEYE. I JUST BOUGHT ONE. SIMPLE. EVERYTHING IS STRONG. IT STAYS PUT. IT FITS NICE. SIMPLE DISPLAY.
ENGINEERS WORK FOR THIS COMPANY I CAN SEE NOT SOME DEAD BEAT IDIOTS!!!
IF YOU CAN'T BUILD IT RIGHT THEN DON'T SO I;m NOT STUCK WITH YOUR MISFIT DESIGN!!!! | | Similar Products Used: | Blackburn sucks
ciclocomputer sucks
buy cateye! | | Bike Setup: | TItus racerx - XTR
rocky blizzard - XT | | Bottom Line: | SUCKS BIG BIG BANANAS. I HAVE A RACE TOMORROW AND I WAS COUNTING ON THIS. ITS JUST JUNK!!!
NOW I HAVE 100 mile race without a damn computer. THANKS FOR DESIGNING JUNK FOR YOUR GRANDMA!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
D Davis
a
from Cedar Falls, IA, USA
Date Reviewed: July 13, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Large display, changes functions easily | | Weaknesses: | POOR build quality, horrible customer service. | | Bottom Line: | Horrible product, among many bad Planet Bike products i've bought. I've had two of these units fail, and NO, absolutely NO help from their customer service dept. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a
from PA
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Bottom Line: | Worked fine for about a month then faltered. Tried to get tech help from company but that was a waste of time. Went through this process a number of times to no avail. On the positive side, loved the large display with multiple functions viewable on the same screen. Design great, performance poor. Avoid this cyclometer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
gmccorkl
a Cross Country Rider
from Odessa, Tx , USA
Date Reviewed: September 17, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | XC | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | WEB | | Strengths: | Large display, thermometer, multi-line readout. | | Weaknesses: | Inaccurate temperature readings in sunlight. Fragile construction. | | Similar Products Used: | Cateye | | Bike Setup: | Giant NRS1 | | Bottom Line: | Possibly a good roadie computer but a weak mtn bike computer because: Unit changed modes on technical sections, unit reset on technical sections, display blanked occasionally and unit stopped recording, after one year of use the computer actually fell off the mount during a ride.
Conclusion: Good features, nice display, weak implementation. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 27, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$23.00 | | Purchased At: | www.eBay.ca | | Strengths: | Inexpensive, Extra & Multi Function, Multi Line Display.
More info at one glance then you really need. Only 1 ($5-6/CAN) battery to replace then 2 ($4.50/CAN) batteries for my Sigma Sport BC1200/yr. | | Weaknesses: | The temp. feature is wide ranging in bright sunlight. It went from 17C indoors to 30C in bright sunlight after a 1/2 hour as it was only 27C. Looking at all the displayed items can cause you to get distracted. I have 2, one came with a little scratch on the LCD display and the other has two dirt/fingerprints on the inside of the clear plastic casing on the screen. Thick wire from sensor to base. Spoke magnet is huge and heavy. My Sigma Sport BC1400 wheel magnet is on (much smaller and lighter) and it's great. | | Similar Products Used: | Vetta C-10, Sigma Sport BC1200, Sigma Sport BC1400. | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Trek Fuel 90 Disk/stock - tires changed to slicks.
Will consider putting the 2nd unit on the 1996 GT Ricochet if it survives/holds up to late fall, early winter temps.
for 2005(down to a max. of -5C windchill not temp.)
As every comp. I've used in winter slow down and dull the display, when the windchill gets in the -1C to -5C range. | | Bottom Line: | Excellent comp. for the price. Alot of functions. Alot of info displayed at one time & it has a temp. feature.
Bottom Line: Other then an eBay seller sending me 1 with a little scratch on the LCD display and the other having fingerprints during assembly from the manufacturers it's superb!(these may just be my pet peeves, but I think the display should be clean/clear/perfect,No?) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MTB
a Weekend Warrior
from TN
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Lots os information displayed at once | | Weaknesses: | Temperature is always wrong.
Ever try to re-program this after the battery dies? I have 2 of them and neither one could be re-programmed correctly even when going step by step through the instructions | | Bottom Line: | Good until the battery dies. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lonnie Jackson
a Weekend Warrior
from Lemoore, CA USA
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Buckridge | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$17.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA | | Strengths: | Esay install and setup. Big display, easy to read. NO BUTTONS. Very easy to use. Temp. display. | | Weaknesses: | Not wireless, no clamp for 31.8mm handlebars. Thermometer little inaccurate in direct sun. | | Similar Products Used: | Performance brand. Schwinn | | Bike Setup: | 05 Ibex Ignition 2 | | Bottom Line: | This is a great computer for mountain biking. The push function is really a neat tool. No trying to push small buttons with your thick gloved fingers. Has all your basic functions and a thermometer. The temp. is a little inaccurate when it sits in direct sunlight for a while. Mine would jump around from 97 to 93 as I would go from sun to shade. The nice big display is easy to read. So far very durable. I had to rig it to my handlebars with a zip tie since they don't make a 31.8mm clamp kit. I only wish they had a wire less kit for it then it would be perfect. Great price for a good computer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lance
a Cross Country Rider
from Southington, CT
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$19.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Great display, lots of info on one screen. | | Weaknesses: | None, until today, when after a ride with minor rock garden action seemed to dislodge it and tossed it into the woods. Looked down after the ride and it was gone. | | Similar Products Used: | Cat Eye Enduro 8 | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Rockhopper '05 | | Bottom Line: | I really liked this unit until it flew off it's mount and was lost into the woods. For the money this is a great little unit. I only wish that it more securely sat in it's mount. I opted to purchase a Cat Eye Enduro 8, since all of the LBS's around me all raved about Cat Eye's reputation. I must say the new Cat Eye seems to have a better locking mechanism. We shall see... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a
from Modesto, CA
Date Reviewed: March 13, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Features are set up nicely. Real easy to change screen views. | | Weaknesses: | Thermometer won't give you an accurate temperature unless you're riding in the shade. I also had to stuff the battery compartment with paper because it kept resetting itself everytime I went over a bump. This started after using it for a week. Has a hard time resetting. | | Similar Products Used: | Planet Bike 5.0 | | Bike Setup: | KHS XC504 | | Bottom Line: | Save your money and buy the cheaper version. The cheaper one that I bought works a lot better! Could be a defected unit but after reading the reviews, I don't think it's a problem that only my unit is experiencing! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ed
a Weekend Warrior
from Helena, MT, USA
Date Reviewed: October 1, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Large display, provides lots of info, great customer service | | Weaknesses: | sensor was wimpy and had to be mounted very close to the magnet. Sensor eventually crapped out, but it was replaced for free with a new one that seems to work much better | | Similar Products Used: | Bell 4-function | | Bike Setup: | Giant Warp DS2 | | Bottom Line: | The temperature is only accurate if you have kept it in the shade, but a ballpark figure is nice. It is easy to use and the large display gives you a lot of info at a quick glance. Easy to toggle through the screens. When I first got it, the sensor was wimpy and I had to mount it so it practically touched the magnet. Then after a few months it stopped working all together. I think the zip ties that are supplied with it crimped the sensor wire too hard and damaged it. I emailed Planet Bike and told them about what happened, and they replaced the sensor quickly and for free. This new one seems to work much better. I did not use zip ties this time, I just wound the slack wire around my front brake cable. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a
from Pocatello
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | City Creek | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$18.00 | | Purchased At: | Instant Replay | | Strengths: | Large display screen with multiple displays that show without changing all the time. Has the major functions needed for riding. Easy to change displays if you want to check other criteria. Easy to set up and use. | | Weaknesses: | The temperature is not accurate if riding in the sun. It reads much hotter than actual. | | Similar Products Used: | Sigma | | Bike Setup: | Bontrager hardtail.XTR components. | | Bottom Line: | I like the protege and purchased an 8 for my 11 year old. I am an old man so the large display is nice for me. I have had hard falls, ride rough trails and no problem with it. Where others had problems with it not working, I have riden in the rain and through the mud with no problem. However, once when washing my bike it was soaked in water and did not work for a few hours until completely dried out. It was over a year old so I thought it was the battery. It could be more water prooof but a great computer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
D
a Cross Country Rider
from WA
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson USA | | Strengths: | Large display | | Weaknesses: | On the second battery in 10 months.
Also the display can be reset very easily while crashing or leaning over the bars. | | Similar Products Used: | CatEye | | Bottom Line: | Now after 10 months the display no longer works. I do not the battery is dead. I am going to send this computer back to the manafacturer right away. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bruce Pylant
a Weekend Warrior
from Decatur,AL
Date Reviewed: September 4, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | road | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | directly from Planet Bike Website | | Strengths: | Easy to read - all basic info in view or can get it with a push or tow | | Weaknesses: | will not work in the rain - very frustrating - when the back contacts get wet it's useless until you can dry it completely, which you can't do riding in the rain- don't know why they would make such a good unit that can only be used in dry condtions - I'm switching to another one that's truly weaterproof and functional in the rain! | | Similar Products Used: | Trek Computers, Cat Eye | | Bike Setup: | Trek 2300 , full Ultegra, Speedplay pedals, 12x27 rear cogs | | Bottom Line: | Great unit to use in dry conditions - useless in the rain - won't buy another one | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brett
a Cross Country Rider
from Tahoe
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Tahoe Singletrack | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Strengths: | Easy to set up, no buttons, quick to change display | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Cateye Miti | | Bike Setup: | Rocky Mountain ETSX | | Bottom Line: | Great computer. No messing around with buttons. All you need to do is press the computer forward to change the display setting. Display takes a little getting used to but no real shortcomings in the year that I have owned it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Cross Country Rider
from Salt Lake City UT
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Utah Lake Century | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Dont remember | | Strengths: | This little computer hasnt let me down after 3000 miles. Very easy to set up and use. Nice big display. Lots of information on one screen, no buttons to push. | | Weaknesses: | Would be really really nice if this came in a wireless version. | | Similar Products Used: | Just about every type of computer out there. | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale T2000, custom setup by yours truly. | | Bottom Line: | This is the best computer I have used to date. Every single computer I have used died after less than extensive riding. My 9.0 hasnt had a single hiccup, in the rain, heat, snow or otherwise......dont know if i would use this computer for serious off road stuff though. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Glenn Vernes
a Cross Country Rider
from Middletown CT
Date Reviewed: June 22, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Mail order | | Strengths: | Nice big display, shows multiple functions at once. | | Weaknesses: | Not sealed against water. | | Similar Products Used: | Vetta C10, Avocet 25, Specialized Speedzone Comp. | | Bike Setup: | Sugar 1, Bomber Z1 Bam, XTR, Avid rim brakes, ceramic rims. | | Bottom Line: | I can't recommend it. I had it on my ROAD BIKE and it stopped working when I got caught in the rain. It started working again once it dried out but stopped again for good soon thereafter. It got condensation on the inside during the rainstorm, the kiss of death. It would never survive puddle splashes and stream dunkings. It also had a very fussy sensor mount that didn't grip the fork well. It would move and stop sensing the magnet. That might not be a problem on a large diameter suspension fork, though. It's a nice design with the large digits and simultaneous function views, but it needs to be sealed better against water. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ren Desa
a Cross Country Rider
from Camp Humphreys, Korea
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Cp Humphreys Outer Loop | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson USA | | Strengths: | Very easy to steup and operate. No buttons to mess with, no hassle! The screeen is packed with info, and it's easy to see (unless you have bad vision...) For tewnty bucks it has lots of info: current, average and top speed, ride time, clock, trip odometer, totoal odometer, temperature and you can use it on two bikes (must buy extra mount). The wire from the mount to the pick up is thick and looks very sturdy, as opposed to some computers that have thin, fragile wires. | | Weaknesses: | The magnetic pick up buzzes like a bee when going fast, but I couln't find any harm with the buzz... It seems it might be just some aerodinamic buzz, no harm... | | Similar Products Used: | None recently | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Gary Fisher Tarpon, Truvativ crank and rings, Crank Bros. Mallet C Pedals, Easton 80mm 0deg stem, Kore handlebar, Kalin bar ends, Shimano hydraulic front disc brakes, Shimano deore front hub on Bontrager rims. | | Bottom Line: | Great value for the price, easy to use and to setup, I am planning on buying another mount for my go-to-work bike...
With no buttons to push you can concentrate on the trail instead of the computer, you can even change the display screen without looking at it, just touch the computer and give it a quick push forward... it's that easy! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Jokisch
a Weekend Warrior
from Mt. Pleasant, MI
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | anything and everything | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | large screen, no buttons, temp. gauge | | Weaknesses: | none that i have found yet | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 04 Specialized Hardrock Pro Disc, LX F. derailer, WTB Rocket V saddle, Race Face Good&Evil grips. | | Bottom Line: | I have had no problems with this computer at all. We have a had really wet summer so far and I have rode in both deep water, muddy trails and a ride in the rain and have had no problems at all with the computer. The temp gauge isnt too acurrate, give or a take a few degrees, but for the same price difference I would go for it. Great little computer at a great price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brother Jethro
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Any | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$24.00 | | Strengths: | Hard to beat the features for the price. I love having everything on the display at the same time. I also love the simplicity of only one button. | | Weaknesses: | Magnet mount is bulky and weak: Mine broke after 300 trail miles, but was replaced for free. | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Sugar | | Bottom Line: | You get a lot of features for your money with this computer. I have two: One on a road bike, one on a mountain bike. I have about 400 miles on each. So far I've had no problems except that on my mountain bike the magnet mount broke after about 300 hard trail miles. I sent an email to planet bike and they replaced it for free. Can't complain. BTW, I've had no problems with water resistance -- have ridden in the rain, mud, and even accidentally submerged the whole thing in a stream. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony
a Weekend Warrior
from San Francisco, CA
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Small unit, big display, lots of good info, good cable thickness, nice features. Installation was easy enough, though I had to apply a bit of pressure to get the ring attached to the handlebar with only the 1mm rubber shim. Definitely follow the instruction advice and check the tire travel distance when you configure it - mine was off by 6+ inches compared to the default suggestion for tire size. | | Weaknesses: | Programming buttons on the bottom are a little squirelly but serviceable. Temp gauge is finicky, often changes by in cold weather by 5F up-down every 2-3 seconds, so you never really know for sure. Display discolors slightly no matter what the temp (at 60F in the shade this really shows up |
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